1 Corinthians 1:12 (YLT)

Passage

and I say this, that each one of you saith, `I, indeed, am of Paul' --`and I of Apollos,' --`and I of Cephas,' --`and I of Christ.'

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:10 And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

1 Corinthians 1:11 for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

1 Corinthians 1:12 and I say this, that each one of you saith, `I, indeed, am of Paul' --`and I of Apollos,' --`and I of Cephas,' --`and I of Christ.'

1 Corinthians 1:13 Hath the Christ been divided? was Paul crucified for you? or to the name of Paul were ye baptized;

1 Corinthians 1:14 I give thanks to God that no one of you did I baptize, except Crispus and Gaius--

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "each", "saith", "indeed", "paul'", "apollos", "cephas", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "each" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "for it was signified to me concerning..." into verse 13's "Hath the Christ been divided was Paul...", so "each" and "saith" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "each" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.